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"'''Old School'''" is a song by Canadian [[pop rock]] group [[Hedley (band)|Hedley]]. It was released in August 2008 as the fourth single from their second album, ''[[Famous Last Words (Hedley album)|Famous Last Words/Never Too Late]]''. It reached number 43 on the [[Canadian Hot 100]] before it was officially released in August 2008, and peaked at number 10. The song was serviced to [[contemporary hit radio]] in the US on March 31, 2009.<ref>{{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806035100/http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=69239|date=August 6, 2012|title=FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more!}}</ref>
"'''Old School'''" is a song by Canadian [[pop rock]] group [[Hedley (band)|Hedley]]. It was released in August 2008 as the fourth single from their second album, ''[[Famous Last Words (Hedley album)|Famous Last Words/Never Too Late]]''. The song was serviced to [[contemporary hit radio]] in the US on March 31, 2009.<ref name="Radio">{{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806035100/http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=69239|date=August 6, 2012|title=FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more!}}</ref>

==Composition==
"Old School" was written by [[Chris Crippin]], [[Jacob Hoggard]], [[Dave Rosin]], [[Tommy Mac (musician)|Tommy Mac]] and [[Dave Genn]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/song/old-school-mt0017770914|title=Old School - Hedley|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=December 27, 2023}}</ref> The song has been described as melancholy with nostalgic lyrics.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tunelab.com/2007/12/15/review-hedley-famous-last-words/|title=TuneLab Music review|access-date=December 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110831135926/http://tunelab.com/2007/12/15/review-hedley-famous-last-words/|archive-date=August 31, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Chart performance==
"Old School" debuted at number 100 on the [[Canadian Hot 100]] before it was officially released in August 2008,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-hot-100/2008-07-19/|title=Billboard Canadian Hot 100: Week of July 19, 2008|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=December 27, 2023}}</ref> and peaked at number 10.


==Charts==
==Charts==
===Weekly charts===
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===Year-end charts===
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! Position
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! scope="row" | Canada (Canadian Hot 100)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2008/canadian-hot-100|title=Canadian Hot 100: 2008 Year-End Charts|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=December 27, 2023}}</ref>
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==Release history==
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! scope="row"| United States
| March 31, 2009
| [[Contemporary hit radio]]
| [[Fontana Distribution]]
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Latest revision as of 17:39, 3 January 2024

"Old School"
Single by Hedley
from the album Famous Last Words/Never Too Late
ReleasedAugust 2008
Recorded2007
Genre
Length3:41
LabelUniversal Music Canada
Songwriter(s)
Hedley singles chronology
"Never Too Late"
(2008) 		"Old School"
(2008) 		"Dying to Live Again"
(2008)

"Old School" is a song by Canadian pop rock group Hedley. It was released in August 2008 as the fourth single from their second album, Famous Last Words/Never Too Late. The song was serviced to contemporary hit radio in the US on March 31, 2009.[1]

Composition

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"Old School" was written by Chris Crippin, Jacob Hoggard, Dave Rosin, Tommy Mac and Dave Genn.[2] The song has been described as melancholy with nostalgic lyrics.[3]

Chart performance

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"Old School" debuted at number 100 on the Canadian Hot 100 before it was officially released in August 2008,[4] and peaked at number 10.

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for "Old School"
Chart (2008) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[5] 10
Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[6] 9
Canada Hot AC (Billboard)[7] 3

Year-end charts

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Year-end performance for "Old School"
Chart (2008) Position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[8] 61

Release history

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Release history for "Old School"
Region Date Format Label Ref.
United States March 31, 2009 Contemporary hit radio Fontana Distribution [1]

References

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  1. ^ a b FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more! at the Wayback Machine (archived August 6, 2012)
  2. ^ "Old School - Hedley". AllMusic. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  3. ^ "TuneLab Music review". Archived from the original on August 31, 2011. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  4. ^ "Billboard Canadian Hot 100: Week of July 19, 2008". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  5. ^ "Hedley Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
  6. ^ "Hedley Chart History (Canada CHR/Top 40)". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
  7. ^ "Hedley Chart History (Canada Hot AC)". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
  8. ^ "Canadian Hot 100: 2008 Year-End Charts". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2023.


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